BACKGROUNDS is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. BACKGROUNDS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 26 in Words with Friends.
b3a1c3k5g2r1o1u1n1d2s1
PlayableBACKGROUNDS · 11 letters · 21 pts Scrabble · 26 pts WWF
21points in Scrabble
26points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BACKGROUNDS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.91
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.45%
Our own measure of how useful BACKGROUNDS is to know. It scores 21 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKGROUNDS
No single letter turns BACKGROUNDS into another word.
How BACKGROUNDS scores
Scrabble b3a1c3k5g2r1o1u1n1d2s1 21
Words with Friends b4a1c4k5g3r1o1u2n2d2s1 26
Face value of the 11 tiles in BACKGROUNDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKGROUNDS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BACKGROUNDS
- All 11 letters of BACKGROUNDS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in BACKGROUNDS
background20 burdocks17 runbacks16 crankous14 bucardos13 baudrons11 candours11 caudrons11 osnaburg11 soundbar11 burdock16 barocks15 runback15 sunback15 kobangs14 undocks14 unbarks13 uncorks13 abscond12 bonducs12 bucardo12 coburgs12 kurgans12 bandogs11 bodrags11 carbons11 corbans11 dorbugs11 korunas11 abounds10 barongs10 bausond10 brogans10 candors10 candour10 cardons10 caudron10 cougans10 cougars10 crusado10
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Common questions about BACKGROUNDS
- Is BACKGROUNDS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BACKGROUNDS, where it scores 26 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BACKGROUNDS worth?
- BACKGROUNDS is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKGROUNDS?
- No single letter can be added to BACKGROUNDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of BACKGROUNDS:
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